Cross country: Tabb's Kieffer takes fourth among Group 4A boys, heads area contingent on first day of state meets

Daily Press

Several Peninsula-area competitors earned noteworthy finishes Friday as the VHSL state cross country championships began, though none took a championship.

Competition resumes Saturday with the Group 3A, 2A and 1A meets.

In boys 4A, one of the many 5-kilometer races being contested on the Great Meadow course in The Plains, near Warrenton, Bay Rivers District runners made an impact.

Tabb placed sixth, Grafton 10th and Jamestown 12th in the team standings.

Tabb teammates Baron Kieffer (fourth place in 15 minutes, 56 seconds) and Severin Blenkush (12th, 16:32) headed the BRD contingent. Tommy Mulroy (15:39) won and led Midlothian to the team title with a 1-2-3 Trojans finish.